猴年马月 (hóu nián mǎ yuè): Meaning, Examples & Usage
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猴年马月
猴年马月
(hóu nián mǎ yuè): A time that will never come — Meaning & Stroke Order
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1.
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2.
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3.
Character Breakdown
猴 • hóu • monkey
hóu
猴
monkey
年 • nián • year • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
nián
年
year
马 • mǎ • horse • HSK 2.0 L3
HSK 3
mǎ
马
horse
月 • yuè • month; moon • HSK 2.0 L1
HSK 1
yuè
月
month; moon
Words Sharing Characters
More common words that include characters from 猴年马月.
Words with
猴
猴子
hóu zi
monkey
猕猴
míhóu
macaque (a type of monkey)
猿猴
yuán hóu
apes and monkeys
猕猴桃
míhóutáo
kiwifruit (Chinese gooseberry)
尖嘴猴腮
jiān zuǐ hóu sāi
describes someone with a thin, sharp, or ugly face, often implying a cunning or dishonest character.
杀鸡儆猴
shā jī jǐng hóu
to punish someone as a warning to others
沐猴而冠
mù hóu ér guàn
A worthless person dressed up in fine clothes; someone who puts on airs but lacks real substance or ability.
猕猴骑虎
mí hóu qí hǔ
Being in a dangerous or precarious situation where one cannot easily disengage without risk.
Words with
年
今年
jīn nián
this year
明年
míng nián
next year
去年
qù nián
last year
过年
guò nián
to celebrate the Chinese New Year
Words with
马
马上
mǎ shàng
immediately
马路
mǎ lù
street
马虎
mǎ hu
careless
马力
mǎ lì
Horsepower
Words with
月
月亮
yuè liang
moon
月份
yuè fèn
month
月饼
yuè bǐng
mooncake (esp. for the Mid-Autumn Festival)
岁月
suì yuè
years
前年
qián nián
the year before last
后年
hòu nián
the year after next
年级
nián jí
(school) year/grade
年轻
nián qīng
young
马桶
mǎ tǒng
Toilet
骏马
jùn mǎ
Steed / Fine horse
黑马
hēi mǎ
Dark horse
斑马线
bān mǎ xiàn
Zebra crossing
月光
yuè guāng
moonlight
月球
yuè qiú
the moon
正月
zhēng yuè
the first month of the lunar year
日新月异
rì xīn yuè yì
change rapidly; alter from day to day
4.
Example Sentences with 猴年马月
děng
等
dào
到
tā
他
jiè
戒
yān
烟
，
nà
那
dé
得
hóu
猴
nián
年
mǎ
马
yuè
月
le
了
。
Waiting for him to quit smoking will take forever.
zhè
这
ge
个
xiàng
项
mù
目
yào
要
wán
完
chéng
成
，
kǒng
恐
pà
怕
yào
要
děng
等
dào
到
hóu
猴
nián
年
mǎ
马
yuè
月
。
This project will probably never be finished.
